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Canines Tag Team Fire Safety Awareness

Retired Firefighter from Indianapolis uses his two black labs to educate children on fire safety.

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Updated: 8:28 AM EDT Aug 30, 2015

Canines Tag Team Fire Safety Awareness

Retired Firefighter from Indianapolis uses his two black labs to educate children on fire safety.

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WEBVTT TO TRANSPORT.FIRE SAFETY IS A VERY IMPORTANTLESSON FOR CHILDRENT TO LEARN.AND WHILE IT MIGHT BE "RUFF" FORSOME CHILDREN, IT IS ANINVALUABE PIECE OF KNOWLEDGE FORTHEM TO HAVE.AND FOR ONE FIRE SAFETYINSTRUCTOR, HIS CO-TEACHER ISHELPING KIDS LEARN THE LESSONTHE RIGHT WAY.N-B-C'S JOHN YANG HAS THE STORY--JOHN: AT HOMEIN SUBURBANINDIANAPOLIS, CHUCK BOWEN BLACKLABS ARE ORDINARY FAMILY PETS,BUT CASEY" ARE ALSO ON A MISSION-- TO HELP SAVE LIVES.WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHENYOU SEE SMOKE ?IT'S NOT EVERYDAY-- SMOKE?GOOD JOB.JOHN: THEY ARE ON THE ROADCONSTANTLY VISITING AND TEACHINGFIRE SAFETY.STOP, DROP, AND ROLL -- PUPPYSTYLE.IF YOU DO NOT KNOW YOUR FIREAND LIFE SAFETY SKILLS, YOU CANEND UP A DEAD..JOHN: OWENS, A RETIREDFIREFIGHTER, SAID AT LEAST 15KIDS TOLD RESCUERS THEY USE WHATTHEY LEARNED FROM HIS DOGS TOGET OUT OF A FIRE ALIVE.YOU NEVER GET BACK IN THEHOUSE.A FIREMAN JEFF HAD COME BACKHERE ALL BY HIMSELF, WOULD YOUHAVE REMEMBERED AS WELL?NO, I THINK HAVING THEDOGSHELPS US REMEMBER MORE.JOHN: AND A LITTLE COMEDY HELPS.WHEN THE DOG ROLLED OVER ANDSAID YOU CAN END UP A DEAD DOG.[LAUGHTER]JOHN: OWENS HAS BEEN DOING THISFOR MORE THAN 22 YEARS, REACHINGMORE THAN 4 MILLION KIDS.I HAVE BEEN A FIREFIGHTERPULLING CHILDREN OUT.I WILL LIVE WITH THAT MY WHOLELIFE.IF I CAN PREVENT A FIREFIGHTERFROM HAVING TO DO THAT JUSTONCE, IT MAKES ALL THEDIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.JOHN: WITH 12-YEAR-OLD CASEYAPPROACHING RETIREMENT, THE NEXTGENERATION IS IN TRAINING.MEET 15-WEEK-OLD CALLIE.ALREADY WINNING HEARTS, SHE MAYSOON BE SAVING LIVES, TOO.

Canines Tag Team Fire Safety Awareness

Retired Firefighter from Indianapolis uses his two black labs to educate children on fire safety.